(b) The classes of the militia are - (1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia and (2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia. Militia: composition and classes -STATUTE- (a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. 311 -EXPCITE- TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS CHAPTER 13 - THE MILITIA -HEAD- Sec. CITE- 10 USC CHAPTER 13 - THE MILITIA -EXPCITE- TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART I - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS CHAPTER 13 - THE MILITIA -HEAD- CHAPTER 13 - THE MILITIA -MISC1- Sec. It goes right along with the Rights to Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.Ģ. It is just what BushCo and minions ordered!!!
It merely affirms this basic human right which everyone naturally has. THIS is why the law was found to be in CLEAR direct contradiction to the CONUS!!!! A City, County State, etc CAN NOT implement legislation to strip away our Constitutional Rights!!! The "right" to self defense supercedes even the CONUS!! The 2nd Amendment is not the source of your right to defend yourself. The DC Gun Ban prohibited DC citizens from ever using a gun for self defense in their home. You could NEVER do something so simple as clean or inspect your guns in your home. The issue WAS that a gun lock could NEVER EVER EVER EVER be removed from the firearm while it was in your home especially if you needed to use it for self defense. The issue was NOT overturning the requirement to secure guns so that children can not readily get a hold of them and harm themselves and others. The issue was NOT overturning the requirement of safe storage. Just curious.Ĥ61. Now, see? Hurling insults at me for asking you to back your argument, and I did it nicely. My other relevant question to you is this: since you are so against the death caused by guns, I'm guessing that you are proLife-opposed to the death penalty, abortion, etc. What if a loved one were murdered in your presence and you had no means to protect them or yourself, and there were no time to dial 911, or the phone could have been ripped out of the wall, or a thousand other scenarios. I sincerely hope that you or a loved one is never a victim of serious crime. So, my question to you is this: how does today's decision violate our Constitution? There are two sides to this coin. Their quotes were from the era that our Contsitution was written. Please go back and look at some of the quotes from Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, etc., regarding the right for individuals to bear arms. It does put the kibosh on most of the gun-control lobby's ban-more agenda, though, but very little of that has been enacted outside of D.C, Chicago, and California. This opinion changes nothing in most states, only those jurisdictions with draconian restrictions. What are NOT OK are sweeping bans on commonly owned guns (which would probably include the "assault weapon" bait-and-switch), and the outlawing of armed self-defense in your own home. The opinion specifically states that the existing Federal controls on automatic weapons, state restrictions on concealed carry without a license, state restrictions on carrying guns in schools and government buildings without authorization, background checks for purchase, prohibition on felons and those adjudicated mentally incompetent from possessing guns, are OK. Yes it takes away a major issue, but it also opens the doors to eliminate reasonable laws as well.